Little Prince Cake *

Name: Little Prince Cake * (Petit Prince)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tsp (10 ml) whole milk, hot (140°F/60°C); 2 small eggs (⅓ cup/90 g); 1 tbsp + 1 tsp (20 ml) water; 1 tbsp + 2 tsp (20 g) sugar; ⅓ oz. (10 g) high-quality candied orange, finely chopped; 7 tbsp (3½ oz./100 g) butter + more for the pan; Scant ¼ cup (20 g) almond powder; ¾ cup (3¼ oz./95 g) Confectioners’ sugar, divided; Finely grated zest of 1 orange (about ⅙ oz./5 g); ½ tsp (2 g) baking powder; 1 generous cup (3½ oz./100 g) cake flour; 6 candied orange slices; 1 tbsp + 1 tsp (20 ml) Grand Marnier

Petit Prince

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 45

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

7 tbsp (3½ oz./100 g) butter + more for the pan
1

Europe
France
Cake
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Lightly grease the loaf pan with butter and line with enough parchment paper to leave an overhang.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl.
In a separate bowl, combine the orange zest with a generous ½ cup (2¾